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Review Whole Class/ Group Task (40 minutes):
Instructions:
1. Chat shortly on the topic.
2. Read the Shyness article (P. 117~119).
Oshima, A. and A. Hogue. (2014). Longman Academic Writing Series (5th Edition). Pearson Longman.
3. Assign a reporter, a note-taker, a mediator, and a group leader. Have group discussion and try to answer
the questions.
Is the topic of this essay primarily the causes or the effects of shyness?
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How would you categories the causes?
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What is the purpose of a transition paragraph?
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What is such an organization called?
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In what (emphatic) order are the environmental factors arranged? Why do you
think they are arranged this way?
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Overall Practice Group Task (40 minutes): More and more well-educated young people choose to
work outside Taiwan
Instructions:
1. Read the following list first.
2. Each group identifies the statements causes and/or effects.
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3. Each group chooses from the items (i.e., subtopics) and collaborates on outlines that uses block
organizations. Diagram the block organizations below.
Block Organization 3
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Skills-Focused Drill Task (20 minutes): Transition Paragraph & Thesis Statement for Cause/Effect
Essays
Instructions:
1. Paired up the class and each pair selects one of the block organizations diagrammed on the board and
collaboratively writes a thesis statement.
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2 The Biological Oshima, A. and A. Hogue. (2014). Longman Academic
and Environmental Writing Series (5th Edition). Pearson Longman. P. 117~119
Causes of Shyness
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